"dad!"

Bai Nuo walked briskly into the commander's office, and seeing the man who had just put down the phone, he walked over with a smile on his face.

"Are you back? Are you not hurt?" Zhu Kaixuan quickly stood up and walked forward, pulling his daughter to sit on the sofa, then turned around and poured her a glass of warm water and handed it to her.

Zhu Kaixuan had actually heard about Bai Nuo's return from the guards. However, due to the special nature of the 917th Unit, he couldn't ask any more questions and could only sit in the office anxiously, fearing that his daughter had returned injured.

"It's okay, you see, I'm fine!" Bai Nuo smiled and shook his head, quietly observing his father's expression. Seeing that he had no other emotions besides being concerned about whether he was injured, he felt relieved and said softly, "Dad, you actually guessed it a long time ago, right?"

"I originally thought you were just a support staff member, your main job was still in the public security system... I didn't expect you to be a regular member of the team."

Bai Nuo raised her eyebrows and smiled. It turned out her father had always thought she was the same as An Ru and Sister Yanan. However... judging by Comrade Zhu's reaction, he probably didn't object.

That's good!

Although it is useless to oppose or not, it is always a good thing to have less trouble.

"Dad, I received a transfer order. I'm going to quit my job in the public security department and officially join the military through special recruitment. I'll be a soldier under you in the future! How about it... are you happy?" Bai Nuo put down the water glass, rested his elbows on the coffee table, supported his face with his hands, and looked at his father with a smile.

Zhu Kaixuan sighed softly, his eyes filled with helplessness and relief, worry and pride.

He actually... didn't want his daughter to join the army. He just wanted her to live a happy, healthy, and safe life under his wings, find an ordinary, stable job, have endless money, and enjoy life peacefully with her beloved.

As her father, he should be responsible for shielding her from all the storms in the outside world and preventing her from getting hurt in any way.

This is his promise to his wife, his responsibility as a father, and his heavy fatherly love for his daughter.

But his daughter still resolutely embarked on the path he and his wife had taken, and was determined to overcome all obstacles on this road and go all the way.

"Niuniu, are you happy...being a soldier?"

Bai Nuo nodded without hesitation: "Happy, Dad, I am very happy to wear the military uniform and become a soldier."

"Dad, I didn't understand Mom before. Why did she leave behind my elderly parents and a young me without hesitation, just to protect the country and sacrifice her life for the sake of a military uniform?

Obviously, the family has more money than can be spent, and with the status of the Bai and Wei families, there is no need to work so hard.

I resented Mom and hated you for abandoning me and walking away. I even thought you didn't want me because I was a fool to be laughed at... But Grandma said Mom and Dad loved me, but they were soldiers.

Can the simple phrase 'they are soldiers' really explain everything?

Just because they say 'they are soldiers', does that mean everything becomes natural?

When I was little, I even thought that if I ever recovered, I would definitely not join the army. At that time, I really hated being a soldier.

My eldest brother and my eldest brother Fang left home to serve in the army. Later, my second brother also left me to serve in the army. Because of this, I ignored them for two years. I never read the letters they wrote home, and I put all the gifts they sent home aside.

Bai Nuo thought of himself at that time and smiled helplessly.

"Later, my grandmother took me to the No. 1 Military Region compound, where I saw many old men and women with injuries and listened to their stories.

Later, I went to the Qishui Brigade and met the veterans who had fought on the battlefield and the war horses that had been brave and fearless.

They were not as powerful as the grandfathers and grandmothers in Compound No. 1, but they were equally honored. They were proud of their past selves and proud to have worn that military uniform.

Because they have personally protected their country and people, even if they are injured, they will never regret it.

Likewise, I met many civilians who survived the war. They lived in poverty, toiling day and night just to feed their families, yet when they mentioned the soldiers, the pride and honor on their faces were so genuine.

And the sense of security that comes from the heart, brought by the word "People's Liberation Army", is irreplaceable by anyone.

I suddenly seemed to understand what a Dragon Country soldier is, and I also understood my mother and your beliefs as soldiers.

So I feel ashamed for ever resenting you... Actually, I've always wanted to say sorry to Mom. When she left home for the last time, I hid away in anger without saying goodbye to her.

Bai Nuo had never said these words to anyone. This was the first time she revealed her deep regret.

She thought she had forgotten what happened at that time, but she hadn't.

That regret had long since transformed into an obsession with revenge for her mother. Even if she went completely insane, she would still find those people one by one and put an end to them personally.

“Niuniu…”

Zhu Kaixuan squatted in front of his daughter, gently hugged the little girl with red eyes into his arms, and gently patted her back with his broad hands.

"It's okay. Mommy won't blame you, and Daddy even less so. Mommy and Daddy both love you. You are our shared baby, our only baby.

You're right to blame your parents. We failed to fulfill our parental responsibilities and left you, a young child, to your grandparents. So you should blame us, and no reason should be an excuse.

Our Niuniu is great, she is doing great in the remote countryside;

It’s great to be a police officer who solves major cases repeatedly;

It’s even better that he inherited his grandfather’s skills and independently developed equipment to promote national scientific and technological development.

Now that I have become an outstanding national soldier, I am the pride of my parents.

Baby, no matter what you do, as long as you think it's right, be brave and do it. Mom and Dad will always support you and will always be proud of you. So don't blame yourself, and don't feel guilty... You are not wrong, ever.

"dad……"

Bai Nuo raised his arms and gently wrapped them around his father's waist and back, just like when he was a child and saw the neighbor's crying sister being comforted by his father. He buried his face deeply in his father's broad shoulders and rubbed them hard.

She rubbed her eyes until they became even redder, wiping away the tears that couldn't stop falling.

"Thank you, Dad."

Zhu Kaixuan raised the corner of his mouth gently and patted the back of his daughter's head: "Baby, you don't have to tell Daddy these things forever."

In fact, he is the one who should say thank you - thank his daughter for being willing to forgive and accept him as a father who is not fulfilling his responsibilities.

His daughter will never know that it was her existence that allowed him to find a reason to live again after completing his mission.

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